Flying Lotus – Into the Stratosphere
The idea of musical auteur in jazz is nothing new yet for Californian DJ producer Flying Lotus, real name Steven Ellison, this...
Anthony Jackson – Heavyweight Head Charge
An iconic figure in the bass world Anthony Jackson’s reputation as an A-list sideman is founded on four decades of exceptional bass...
Avishai Cohen – Changing Man
As influential as a composer as he is imperious as a bass player Avishai Cohen has been setting the international jazz scene alight...
Bugge Wessletoft - Born To Boogie
To those of you out there that have been glued to the late night radio sessions from the awesome Gilles Peterson will doubtless...
Terry Callier – From Programmer To Prophet
The Hardline According To... Terry Callier It's the kind of thing that you never think will happen. You just hope and pray that if...
Nitin Sawhney - Global Visionary
Nitin Sawhney has done more soul searching than most 'overnight sensations' reaching his current plateau through years of perseverance....
Béla Fleck - Playing Beyond Boundaries
Bela Fleck has won 9 Grammy Awards, released 10 solo albums and 7 with his band The Flecktones, yet I doubt most of you reading will have...
Alison Goldfrapp: Felt Mountain - A Strange & Beautiful Place
Alison Goldfrapp has a spiky reputation that precedes her - a halo of cool knowingness that translated to some rather nervous body...
Gary Willis - Taking Fretless Beyond The Limits
In the decade after Jaco Pastorius's death, the bass guitar has spawned many virtuosic players that have followed his technical high...
John Scofield - Bumpin'
John Scofield is taller than you think and far from being a stern jazz icon he never seems to stop smiling and is disarmingly cool. A...
